EP0748860A3 - Demulsion by microorganisms - Google Patents

Demulsion by microorganisms Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0748860A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: demulsion; microorganisms
Prior art date: 1995-06-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96109532A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0748860A2 (en

EP0748860B1 (en

Inventor

Nishimaki Fukumi

Takahashi Nobuhiro

Tsuchida Tomohiko

Watanabe Kazuya

Hino Sanae

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Tonen General Sekiyu KK

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Tonen Corp

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1995-06-14

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1996-06-13

Publication date

1997-03-19

1995-06-14 Priority claimed from JP14717995A external-priority patent/JP3781455B2/en

1995-12-28 Priority claimed from JP34391295A external-priority patent/JPH09173704A/en

1995-12-28 Priority claimed from JP34387095A external-priority patent/JPH09173058A/en

1996-06-13 Application filed by Tonen Corp filed Critical Tonen Corp

1996-12-18 Publication of EP0748860A2 publication Critical patent/EP0748860A2/en

1997-03-19 Publication of EP0748860A3 publication Critical patent/EP0748860A3/en

2001-08-29 Application granted granted Critical

2001-08-29 Publication of EP0748860B1 publication Critical patent/EP0748860B1/en

2016-06-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G32/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils by electric or magnetic means, by irradiation, or by using microorganisms
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G33/00—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Microbiology (AREA)
Purification Treatments By Anaerobic Or Anaerobic And Aerobic Bacteria Or Animals (AREA)
Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
Preparation Of Compounds By Using Micro-Organisms (AREA)

EP96109532A 1995-06-14 1996-06-13 Demulsification by microorganisms Expired - Lifetime EP0748860B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP14717995		1995-06-14
JP14717995A JP3781455B2 (en)	1995-06-14	1995-06-14	Emulsion destruction by microorganisms
JP147179/95		1995-06-14
JP343870/95		1995-12-28
JP34391295A JPH09173704A (en)	1995-12-28	1995-12-28	Emulsion destruction by microorganisms
JP34387095		1995-12-28
JP34391295		1995-12-28
JP34387095A JPH09173058A (en)	1995-12-28	1995-12-28	Emulsion destruction by microorganisms
JP343912/95		1995-12-28

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0748860A2 EP0748860A2 (en)	1996-12-18
EP0748860A3 true EP0748860A3 (en)	1997-03-19
EP0748860B1 EP0748860B1 (en)	2001-08-29

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EP96109532A Expired - Lifetime EP0748860B1 (en)	1995-06-14	1996-06-13	Demulsification by microorganisms

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US (1)	US5989892A (en)
EP (1)	EP0748860B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69614768T2 (en)

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DE69614768T2 (en)	2002-06-20
EP0748860A2 (en)	1996-12-18
EP0748860B1 (en)	2001-08-29
US5989892A (en)	1999-11-23
DE69614768D1 (en)	2001-10-04

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